Gift of the Richard Welling Family, 2012.284.6081 © 2015 The Connecticut Historical Society

Flying Scotsman and King George V Locomotives

ArtistDrawn by Richard Welling (American, 1926 - 2009)

Date1969

MediumDrawing; black marker on paper

DimensionsSheet (height x width): 16 1/2 x 14in. (41.9 x 35.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of the Richard Welling Family

Object number2012.284.6081

DescriptionDrawing of the London and North Eastern Railway's steam engine, Flying Scotsman, with its tender car, marked 4472. Below it is the Great Western Railway's King George V, another steam engine and tender car.

Collections

Richard Welling Collection

NotesSubject Note: The King George appeared in Baltimore in 1927 to celebrate the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's centennial. When the Flying Scotsman visited Hartford in 1969, an article in the Hartford Courant recalled this earlier visit. Richard Welling's drawings accompanied this article.

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